Re: Still after Armstrong !!!

Is the IOC going to get real now or continue it's hypocrisy.They said they couldn't do anything about the East German cheaters because it was more than 8 years ago,but for ,Lance, 12 years is not too much .Hmmm.

Re: Still after Armstrong !!!

Originally Posted by orca1946

I hope people do not hold back on the foundation. He is now out of it & they do a good job for others !

Lance's glory and story made him a marketing magnet for the foundation. It was something many wanted to be part of. I'm cuirous to see how their fund raising will be affected with him gone?
It will be interesting to see how they set their ticket and table prices for their 2013 gala.

Re: Still after Armstrong !!!

Originally Posted by ande

Lance's glory and story made him a marketing magnet for the foundation. It was something many wanted to be part of. I'm cuirous to see how their fund raising will be affected with him gone?
It will be interesting to see how they set their ticket and table prices for their 2013 gala.

I think Eric Shanteau would be a great Livestrong athlete ambassador. I know he does some stuff for them but maybe he could play a bigger role? He doesn't have the name recognition of Lance, of course. Shanteau has talked quite a bit about how helpful the organization was for him. I can think of some MLB folks who are cancer survivors as well - Jon Lester, Dave Roberts, Mike Lowell (You can tell my baseball allegiance from that list. ) - but I don't know if they have any involvement with Livestrong.

Re: Still after Armstrong !!!

So as I read it, the USADA called for a ban for life but since USMS doesn't fall under their umbrella we can make up our own mind.

The rule book articles that Phil cites seem to apply...but I also know that there are other current USMS members who were once caught and banned for using PEDs while doing "elite" competition. Heck I believe we have current members who lied about their birthdate to cheat in MASTERS competition.

Was Armstrong's offense really that much more egregious than the others, or is he being singled out for being famous? I don't know. My tendency is to not take things so seriously and just let the man swim, if he wants. It isn't as if he hasn't been punished pretty severely for what he did; denying him USMS membership seems petty by comparison.